Muslim and Arab-Americans fearful as Trump presidency becomes a reality

Jesse Yomtov , USA TODAY , WUSA2:44 AM. CST November 09, 2016

Republican president-elect Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech during his election night event at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, 2016 Getty Images)

As Donald Trump closed in on victory Tuesday night, Muslim and Arab-Americans took to social media to express their fear of what the future may hold.

In the wake of the Paris attacks last December, Trump called for a ban of all Muslims entering the United States until he could "figure out what is going on." In the past 11 months, Trump has tried to soften that proposal, saying during the second presidential debate that "the Muslim ban is something that in some form has morphed into extreme vetting from certain areas of the world."

Here are some of the most striking messages in the midst of election night:

"Everyone needs to relax"

I AM A MUSLIM AMERICAN WHO IS ABOUT TO BE LIVING UNDER A TRUMP PRESIDENCY. DO NOT TELL US TO RELAX.